Students Religiosity as a Predictor of Students Future Orientation: Analyzing the Effect on Secondary School Students of Punjab

Abstract

Religion has been considered as an outline for the sense of meaning and purpose. This research explores the effect of secondary school students religiosity & Spirituality on their future orientation in Punjab. This research seeks an answer to the contribution of students religious affiliation (fellowship with Islam, Christianity or Hinduism) and religiosity (Faith-based Coping (FBC) and Religious Social Support (RSS)) and FO. A total of 296 Muslims, 290 Christians, and 278 Hindu students participated in this research. Religiosity and Spirituality scale for Youth (RaSSY) developed by Brittany (2011) was adopted, while Future Orientation Scale (FOS) for measuring Future Vision towards Subject Choice and Future Vision towards Profession Choice was developed by researchers. The research concludes that students religiosity has a significant impact on their future orientation (FO). The religiosity moderately explains variances in FO of Muslims and Christians; however, it has a high impact on Hindu students in Punjab

Examining religiosity to determine student ethical behavior intention

“…The results of this study can be considered that religiosity is an essential factor that can increase students' virtuous actions in doing something. A direct role in the intention to behave ethically [27], [34]. This study confirms the importance of religiosity instilled in students to behave ethically following religious teachings.…”

“…Individuals with an excessive stage of religiosity also confirmed a excessive perceived behavioral manipulate [5]. Some other studies also suggests that people with a perceived stage of behavioral manage will affect spiritual learning and practice [27]. Then, perceived behavioral manage influences the moral behavioral intention through religiosity after which determines the moral behavioral intention of an man or woman [9], [21], [28], [29].…”

“…This study shows that religiosity create a major role in establishing students' ethical actions. Previous finding emphasizes that religious students will take actions that are in appropriate with the teachings of their religion so that actions taken in accordance with religious rules have an important role in directing students' actions [27]. In accordance with their ethical behavior, the intention to take an action is based on the teachings and the level of religiosity that students have so that this influence leads to behavior that can be implemented.…”